Policy Briefs

The Unravelling Pandemic: Envisioning our Intersectional Feminist Futures

By admin Intersectional Feminist Framework, Our Work, Pandemics and COVID-19, Policy Briefs, Publications

“The Unravelling Pandemic: Envisioning our Intersectional Feminist Futures” is an intersectional feminist framework prepared by Sama as a response to current and possible future pandemics or public health emergencies. Based on the experiences, knowledge, and lived realities of people from all walks of life grappling with the pandemic, the framework is intended to be a reference guide for policy planning, advocacy, and solidarity. Continue reading

Innovative practices to address GBV in the Asia Pacific region in the pandemic context

By sama Announcements, Gender Based Violence, Policy Briefs, Publications

An Issue Brief summarising the innovative practices to address gender-based violence in the Asia Pacific region in the pandemic context. Continue reading

Exploring Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines from a Gender Approach

By admin Ethics in Clinical Trials, Access to Medicines, Policy Briefs, Publications

Women in poor and low-income countries face barriers to gaining access to reliable healthcare, affordable patented drugs, and life-saving essential drugs. In particular, vulnerable and marginalized women in low-income countries suffer the most because of a lack of access to healthcare… Continue reading

The Unravelling Pandemic: Summary of the Intersectional Feminist Framework

By sama Intersectional Feminist Framework, Our Work, Pandemics and COVID-19, Policy Briefs, Publications

A summary of the intersectional feminist framework being developed by Sama to guide analysis and response to the current and future pandemics or public health emergencies. The framework is going to be released soon. Continue reading

Access to Medicines in the Era of Patents

By admin Policy Briefs, Publications

Sama, as a part of its ongoing work on access to medicines, developed a policy brief which examines the cycle of drug development and the impact on accessibility and affordability of drugs when product patents are granted on the drugs; the conflicts between… Continue reading

Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2016: Analysis and Suggested Changes

By admin Our Work, Policy Briefs, Policy Level Advocacy, Publications, Surrogacy & ARTs

The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016 is listed for the session of Parliament which begins in July 2018. Sama has prepared a Policy Brief addressing the issues and concerns around the bill in its current form. Download PDF Continue reading

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